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(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Tangen Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $389,000 and would last for 6 years. At the end of 6 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $84,500. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $104,900. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 14% on all investment projects. The net present value of the proposed project is closest to:

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$103,456

$18,956

$19,576

$57,488